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🎚️ Starting value 0️⃣ The number 0 🎯 Sight setting 🔄 To reset to 0 🎯 To set aim 🚫 None or nothing ⏰ Starting point
zero

zero

5 8.6
The sight setting on a gun that makes bullets hit the target at a set distance
  • noun
  • /ˈziːroʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cero (de la mira)

Examples

  • So I'm going to go to laser intensity and let me again check where zero is see zero again on the scope.

  • Project Zero's researchers designed assessment models both to measure children's aesthetic learning and to evaluate arts-in-education programming.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The marksman adjusted the zero on his rifle to ensure that the bullets would hit the target accurately.

  • Before the shooting test, she checked the zero of her scope to confirm it was set correctly.

  • He needed to set the zero on his firearm to match the distance of the target for precise shooting.

Synonyms

zero point
vszero
  • Specialized
2 4.0

A position on a scale where the value is zero and measurements start

refers to a specific firearm sight setting aligning shots under standard conditions

Idioms

to go from zero to hero
  • Informal
7.4

To become successful and respected after being unknown or unsuccessful

Compounds

Ground Zero
61 4.6

The place in New York City where the World Trade Center was before the 2001 terrorist attacks

zero tolerance
  • Formal
53 4.3

A policy that makes people follow rules with no exceptions, even for small mistakes

ground zero
17 6.2

The place where a major disaster or attack happens, often the area most affected

zero-tolerance policy
  • Formal
16 4.9

A strict rule that gives the same punishment for every bad act with no exceptions

zero-sum game
9 6.4

A situation where one person's gain is exactly another person's loss

absolute zero
  • Specialized
5 6.7

The lowest possible temperature when tiny particles almost stop moving

zero hour
4 5.1

The exact time when a planned action begins

patient zero
  • Specialized
3 7.0

First known person infected in an outbreak who may spread the disease to others

zero point
  • Specialized
2 4.0

A position on a scale where the value is zero and measurements start

ground zero
2 6.3

The exact place on the ground most damaged by a bomb or explosion

zero waste
1 4.2

A way to stop making trash by reusing, recycling and using fewer things

aleph-zero
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The size of all whole numbers like 0, 1, 2 and so on, the smallest infinity

patient zero
1 6.8

Person who is the first source of a spreading trend, like a rumor or scandal

zero-day vulnerability
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A software flaw attackers use before developers know or fix it

World War Zero
  • Neologism
8.8

A possible global conflict using new kinds of attacks like hacking and harm from climate change

zero coupon security
  • Specialized
7.8

A bond sold at a large discount that pays no regular interest and repays full value at maturity

zero coupon bond
  • Specialized
7.9

An investment sold for less than its full value that pays no interest until it ends

zero-day exploit
  • Specialized
9.9

A hole in software that attackers use before developers release a fix

zero-coupon bond
  • Specialized
7.1

A loan you buy for less than its value that pays no interest until it ends

zero-coupon security
  • Specialized
9.0

A bond sold for less than its value that pays no interest and gives the full amount when it ends

Surface Forms

zero singular
zeros plural

Etymology

Zero comes from the Arabic word sifr, meaning 'empty' or 'nothing', and reached English through Italian zero. In shooting, a weapon's zero is the setting where there is 'no' difference between where you aim and where the bullet hits, which fits the idea of 'nothing' between aim and impact.